Over the summer/early fall of 2009 our labs (Hall-Atwater 40-42) underwent a complete renovation from floor to ceiling, even knocking down a few walls. I’ve been taking some pictures along the way as the renovations have progressed. At the beginning of September, right on schedule, we got the OK to start moving equipment in. Chemicals started arriving early October. As of October 8th we started our first reactions and were up and running! Here are the pictures tracking the progress from an empty demolished room to a fully functional lab in about a month and a half:
July 22nd-ish:
August 3rd (paint and part of the ceiling):
August 6th (new floor!):
August 12th (the fume hoods are arriving):
August 17th (casework arrives, installation begins):
August 19th (casework and bench assembly work):
September 1st (finishing touches – tack boards, shelves, etc. – and student desks):
September 3rd (monkey bars in the hoods, patriotism on the bench):
September 9th (starting to unpack and move in):
September 12th (unpacking, unpacking, unpacking…):
The rest of September:
…waiting for chemicals to arrive…
October 8 (Sarah setting up the first reaction in the new lab!):
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Just to give some perspective of what the lab area looked like before the renovation, here are some pictures from July 2008:
